What is Vijay Koka's specialty?

Vijay Koka (NPI 1144423922) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Pasadena, TX.

Where does Vijay Koka practice?

Vijay Koka practices in Pasadena, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1144423922.

How much does Medicare pay Vijay Koka?

Vijay Koka (NPI 1144423922) received approximately $145K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 308 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1144423922

Vijay KokaMD

NephrologyPasadena, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

660

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,262

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$135K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,430

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Losartan Potassium343 claims

Furosemide317 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate251 claims

Empagliflozin210 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol194 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.6

Quality

72.8

Cost

83.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

97.0

Payment adjustment

0.74%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$480

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$480

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$480

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (8)

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vijay Koka's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 105 inbound referrers · 167 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	262	672
Salman Khan Nephrology · Houston, TX	194	2,111
Bilal Moukaddem Nephrology · Houston, TX	154	434
CHCA BAYSHORE LP	145	548
Jesse Uyeda Nephrology · Houston, TX	133	414
Jennifer Finch Nephrology · Houston, TX	103	328
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.	92	291
CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER	75	196
PMC HOSPITAL, LLC	72	371
Tariq Hashmy Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	68	351
Oliver Hunter Diagnostic Radiology · Baytown, TX	65	282
Gerhard Wittich Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	63	347

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Salman Khan Nephrology · Houston, TX	210	2,718
Jesse Uyeda Nephrology · Houston, TX	179	580
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	150	373
Bilal Moukaddem Nephrology · Houston, TX	141	364
SAN JACINTO METHODIST HOSPITAL	111	269
Robert Leggington Nephrology · Houston, TX	106	330
Billy Gilbert Nephrology · Houston, TX	104	203
CHCA BAYSHORE LP	104	297
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.	100	213
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.	93	504
COE, WILLIAM	72	319
Aashish Pandya Nephrology · Houston, TX	68	132

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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